By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – There is an old saying which states: baseball is a game of inches. No team learned that lesson better than the 2012 Rochester Athletes in Action. Rochester, now known as the Ridgemen, finished the last season with 16 wins and 24 losses. Eleven of those setbacks came by one run. In games of the smallest of margins, Rochester finished … [Read more...] about Davis and Knesnik to lead the Ridgemen in 2013
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Boyd leads three returners for Hornell in 2013
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – Hornell’s Dodgers claimed the 2012 Western Division regular season title, but untimely injuries derailed the Blue and White’s post-season train before it barely got out of the station. Three players return from that club looking to take care of unfinished business. New York Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Nick Boyd (Central … [Read more...] about Boyd leads three returners for Hornell in 2013
Greyhounds to help Smitties put a shine on 2013
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY -- The Sherrill Silversmiths took their playoff lives into the final day of the 2012 regular season. The eventual New York Collegiate Baseball League champion Syracuse Jr. Chiefs ended those hopes. The Silversmiths will get a chance right away to avenge that loss and put their 2013 season on the right track. Three Greyhounds from Fort Scott … [Read more...] about Greyhounds to help Smitties put a shine on 2013
Syracuse Jr. Chiefs founder returns to the dugout
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – Who says you can’t go home. Four decades after starting a travel baseball team which spawned the Northeast Collegiate Baseball, the New York Collegiate Baseball League’s precursor, Joe Antonio has returned to a familiar place: the dugout of the Syracuse Jr. Chiefs. When the NYCBL season opens on Monday June 3rd, the founder of the Jr. … [Read more...] about Syracuse Jr. Chiefs founder returns to the dugout
Geneva’s Red Wings look to take the next step in 2013
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – There is a scene from the movie Liar, Liar where Fletcher Reede (played by Jim Carrey) hijacks a runway staircase to chase down his ex-wife, Audrey (Maura Tierney) and son Max (Justin Cooper) as they embark on a cross-country flight with Audrey’s new beaux, Jerry (Cary Elwes). Moments earlier, faced with the reality of leaving behind her son’s … [Read more...] about Geneva’s Red Wings look to take the next step in 2013